Approximately 5% of PAs earn $50K to $75K per year; 36%, earn $100K to $125K per year; and 5% earn > $175K per year. Similar to responses of previous years, women earn less than men in the PA profession.
PAs practicing in Emergency Medicine (EM) are the most highly compensated, with their median compensation being almost $117K.1 In fact, among those in EM, we found that 35% earn between $125K and $150K per year, up from 27% from last year. Clinicians working in the emergency room encounter more stressors (a clinician noted “Abuse of the emergency room by patients with ridiculous complaints” as a source of dissatisfaction) than those encountered in other specialties, which may be related to the higher compensation.
Although most PAs feel they are adequately compensated, we found that of those who practice in Family Medicine, 19% earn less than $75K per year, up from 6% from last year.
- American Academy of PAs. 2019 AAPA Salary Report. Alexandria, VA; 2019.
WORKWEEK
Job satisfaction, and its opposite, burnout are related to your workload (ie, what you do and how much autonomy you have in deciding how to proceed). To help us evaluate these factors, we asked your colleagues to indicate how many hours per week are typically spent in direct (examine/diagnose/treat) and indirect patient care (perform and interpret labs, x-rays, refill prescriptions, etc.), administrative duties, meetings, and teaching.
We were also interested in whether you assess, treat, and manage decisions
- Independently/by yourself
- In direct contact (in person or by phone) with a collaborating physician
- In consultation with a specialist when providing patient care.
Multiple answer choices were permitted.
To see what your colleagues said, go to the next page